Tina P. Schwartz lives in Grayslake, Illinois with her husband Marc and their three children. She enjoys writing for children as well as meeting many, many kids while doing author visits at schools and book signings at stores.

A Columbia College graduate, with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing Communication, Mrs. Schwartz worked in Advertising for several years until becoming a mother. She began writing and worked part-time as an Assistant Youth Librarian. Now Mrs. Schwartz has become a full-time free-lance writer working on several books, with her 10th book coming out in 2014. She is also a Literary Agent for The Purcell Agency.

Tina is a self-proclaimed tomboy who enjoys playing sports, climbing trees, extreme sports, watching movies and loves dogs and children.